As more people turn to drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy for weight loss, another side effect for some patients has emerged: less so-called “food noise,” or food chatter.
The terms refer to constant or intrusive thoughts or preoccupation about food, said Dr. Karla Lester, an obesity physician and pediatrician. Whereas “hunger would be the physiologic sensation that you need to eat … food noise and food chatter is more like the craving mind. Read More...
Anyone familiar with Roxane Gay's work — particularly her best-selling essay collection, "Bad Feminist," or her scalding debut novel, "An Untamed State" — will not be surprised by the territory she travels in her new story collection, "Difficult Women." Racial tension, gender conflict and class disparity push and pull at her stories. But Gay takes rewarding risks in form, placing traditional narratives about failed relationships alongside inventive stories that dive into surrealism. Read More...
This Summer follow the trials and tribulations of passionate amateur bakers whose goal is to be named the U.K.’s best. Each week, the bakers tackle a different skill, the difficulty of which increases as the competition unfolds. Season 3 is available only on PBS.
Season Three Episodes Episode 1: Cake In Season 3, the tent welcomes a baker’s dozen to do baking battle. Premiered on July 1. Continue Episode 2: Biscuits With cake week done, the remaining bakers must now prove themselves with biscuits. Read More...
